Two people proceeded against during Total Fire Ban
Two people are being proceeded against for lighting fires during a Total Fire Ban in Southern Tasmania. A 13-year-old will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act, as police investigate a suspicious fire in Cygnet yesterday. Tasmania Fire Service crews quickly extinguished the fire, which was reported about 5:30pm. The fire…
Northern police seize 36 firearms in 30 days
Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit, Criminal Investigation Branch and Taskforce Viper have together seized 36 firearms, $45,000 in cash and quantities of ice, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis through targeted operations in the past 30 days. During that period members of Northern Taskforce Viper have arrested 45 people and charged them with more than 426 separate offences…
Driveway scam reported in North West
Tasmania Police is again warning people to be wary of a potential driveway scam operating in the state. The scammers operate nationally, however police received multiple reports last month suggesting they were operating in the North of the state. This week, Latrobe Police located and seized a stolen bobcat and trailer believed to be linked…
Blackmans Bay man charged with drug trafficking
Police have charged a 38-year-old Blackmans Bay man with drug trafficking following continued investigations into the largest seizure of methylamphetamine and cocaine in Tasmania’s history. Significant quantities of methylamphetamine (3kg) and cocaine (4kg) were seized in December last year, after police intercepted a vehicle and vessel at Rocky Cape in the state’s north west. Two…
Disqualified driver charged with drug, driving offences
A woman has been charged with multiple driving and drug-related offences after police intercepted a vehicle at Sorell overnight. Officers from Southern Traffic and Policing Services intercepted the unregistered vehicle about 10.30pm. Police spoke with a 59-year-old woman driving the vehicle, who was unlicensed and disqualified from driving until September, 2025. The woman also returned…
22 drivers caught using mobile phones during traffic operation in the Hobart CBD
Tasmania Police conducted a traffic operation in the Hobart CBD this morning where 22 drivers were caught using their mobile phones within a 90 minute period, including two provisional licence holders. Police are reminding drivers that it is illegal to: hold a mobile phone in your hand or rest it on any part of your…
Police investigating wounding incident in Claremont
Police are investigating a reported wounding outside a petrol station on Main Road, Claremont this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene about 10:20am, following a disturbance between a man and another group of people. A man in his 20s was reportedly wounded by a 41-year-old man following a verbal altercation. His injuries were…
17-year-old charged over wounding in Hobart
A 17-year-old has been charged with wounding following an alleged assault in Hobart on Saturday night. A man received serious but not life threatening injuries after the teenager reportedly approached him while she was in possession of a knife. The incident reportedly occurred in Macquarie Street about 8:45pm following a verbal altercation. It is an…
Police issue safety warning after near miss at Queenstown
Tasmania Police is urging both drivers and cyclists to be aware of their surroundings after a near-miss on the Lyell Highway at the weekend. Members of Western District Road Policing Services were patrolling near Queenstown when the near collision between a car and two cyclists occurred. Inspector Adam Spencer said a vehicle had cut the…
Man charged with trafficking after Spreyton drug seizure
A 32-year-old Victorian man has been charged with major drug trafficking after police seized 233 grams of ecstasy and ketamine at Spreyton on Friday. Devonport Uniform officers were called to a trespass incident at a business on Racecourse Road, where the man was arrested and searched. Police located a bag containing 28 grams of ecstasy…